Poem: “A Place That I Go”

From age 16 to 23 I wrote poetry, and in 2004 self published a book, ‘Stranger In The Moving Chair’ (still available to buy via the contact page of this website)The last poem in the book was the last poem I wrote. It closed a chapter to my life.

I wrote a few more poems 6 years later, but again stopped writing, and focused on artwork.

2 nights ago I felt I’d really like to write something again, and while lying down, I got out a pen and paper. I usually write free verse (not rhyming,) but I wanted to see if I could write something that rhymed. It poured out of me, and 20 minutes later this was what I had written: